Instagram Title Card Maker

Reels hooks for product brands

Nobody stops for an ad, but people stop for a problem they have. Lead with the moment your product fixes, show it working in the first seconds, and let the product name come second.

Quick answer

Pick one line below, swap in your own words, and put it in the top third of the frame for the first 3 seconds. One idea, two short lines. Each group opens a matching template in the free maker.

15 hooks for product brands and online shops

The problem first List template

  • If your coffee is always cold, watch this
  • The fix for the drawer nobody can close
  • 3 ways people use this wrong
  • Why your setup still looks messy
  • This takes 10 seconds instead of 10 minutes
Open the list template

Show it working POV template

  • POV: you finally found the right one
  • Watch what happens when you pour
  • Unboxing the one everyone asked about
  • Day 1 vs day 30 with this
  • The detail nobody notices until they use it
Open the pov template

Behind the brand Storytime template

  • How we pack every order
  • The prototype that almost didn't make it
  • What we changed after your reviews
  • A day in our small warehouse
  • Why we still make these by hand
Open the storytime template

Making them work

  1. Use your own words. These are starting points. The version that sounds like you, or quotes a real client, always beats the template line.
  2. Match the hook to the first frame. If the line says "watch this", the first frame has to show it. A hook the video doesn't pay off loses people at second 4.
  3. Keep it readable. White stacked pills (Classic) read over any footage. Bare text needs a calm background.
  4. Stay out of the bottom. The caption and buttons cover the lower part of a Reel. See the Reels safe zone guide.

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Questions

What is a good hook for product brands and online shops on Reels?

A short line that names your viewer's problem, belief or goal in the first second. One idea, about two short lines, in the top third of the frame.

How long should the hook stay on screen?

For the first 3 to 5 seconds, long enough to read before people decide to keep watching.

Can I use these hook lines for free?

Yes. Copy them, change them, and make the title card in the free maker. No sign-up, no watermark.

Make yours now

Free, no sign-up, nothing to install. Type your line, pick a style, download a transparent PNG.

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